"manticism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmæntɪsɪzm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmantɪsɪzm/ [UK] Forms: manticisms [plural]
Etymology: mantic (“pertaining to divination or prophecy”) + -ism (“tendency of behaviour or action”) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mantic|ism|t1=pertaining to divination or prophecy|t2=tendency of behaviour or action}} mantic (“pertaining to divination or prophecy”) + -ism (“tendency of behaviour or action”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} manticism (plural manticisms)
  1. The practice of divination.
    Sense id: en-manticism-en-noun-PuA5FqEi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism

Inflected forms

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